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Hebrew

To meet

פָּגַשׁStrong’s H6298

pagash (pa-gash)

Appears in 14 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Pagash is the Hebrew word usually translated “meet together”, “met him” and “meet you”. It appears in 14 verses of the Old Testament.

“And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?”
Genesis 32:17 KJV
Meaning
  1. To meet, join, encounter(Qal) to meet, encounter · (Niphal) to meet together, meet each other · (Piel) to meet, encounter
How it's translated
  • they meet together 3
  • and he met him 2
  • he will meet you 1
  • i have met 1
  • and she met 1
  • and they met them 1
  • they meet 1
  • may he meet 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Proverbs 3
  • Genesis 2
  • Exodus 2
  • 1 Samuel 1
  • 2 Samuel 1
  • Job 1

10 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

פָּגַשׁ pagash · to meet

1) to meet, join, encounter 1a) (Qal) to meet, encounter 1b) (Niphal) to meet together, meet each other 1c) (Piel) to meet, encounter

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.